Oldest governors elected since 1900

Who was the oldest governor ever elected?

Among governors elected since 1900 (the era of complete birth records), Walter Samuel Goodland of Wisconsin is the oldest: 83 on Election Day in 1946 (he died in office the next year, still the state’s oldest governor). Kay Ivey of Alabama is next, re-elected at 78 in 2022, followed by California’s Jerry Brown, elected to a fourth term at 76 in 2014.

Oldest governors elected since 1900

#	Governor	Age at election	Elected	Seat
1	Walter Samuel GoodlandR	83	1946	Wisconsin
2	Kay IveyR	78	2022	Alabama
3	Jerry BrownD	76	2014	California
4	Mike DeWineR	75	2022	Ohio
5	Henry D. McMasterR	75	2022	South Carolina
6	John E. WeeksR	75	1928	Vermont
7	Janet MillsD	74	2022	Maine
8	Cecil H. UnderwoodR	74	1996	West Virginia
9	Wilbur Lucius CrossD	74	1936	Connecticut
10	Marcus H. HolcombR	73	1918	Connecticut
11	James B. McCrearyD	73	1911	Kentucky
12	Laura KellyD	72	2022	Kansas
13	Butch OtterR	72	2014	Idaho
14	Nathan DealR	72	2014	Georgia
15	Neil AbercrombieD	72	2010	Hawaii
16	Bruce SundlunD	72	1992	Rhode Island
17	Aram J. PothierR	72	1926	Rhode Island
18	Alfred A. TaylorR	72	1920	Tennessee
19	Percival W. ClementR	72	1918	Vermont
20	Simeon E. BaldwinD	72	1912	Connecticut
21	Tony EversD	71	2022	Wisconsin
22	Dan McKeeD	71	2022	Rhode Island
23	Robert J. BentleyR	71	2014	Alabama
24	Wally HickelA	71	1990	Alaska
25	Charles H. MartinD	71	1934	Oregon